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Hebrews 1:6

HEBREWS—NOTE ON Hebrews 1:6 The firstborn son in Israelite families had first place in terms of inheritance (see Genesis 43:33; Exodus 4:22). The title as applied to Jesus does not mean that he was created (see note on Col. 1:15). Let all God’s angels worship him may refer to either Psalms 97:7 or Deuteronomy 1:1 32:43—or possibly both. Since only God is worthy of worship (Exodus 20:3; Isaiah 42:8; Revelation 19:10), this is further evidence of the Son’s full deity.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Hebrews 1:6. _AND AGAIN, WHEN HE BRINGETH IN THE FIRSTBEGOTTEN_] This is not a correct translation of the Greek, Ὁταν δε παλιν εισαγαγῃ τον πρωτοτοκον εις την οικουμενην. _But when he bringet...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND AGAIN - Margin, “When he bringeth in again.” The proper construction of this sentence probably is, “But when, moreover, he brings in,” etc. The word “again” refers not to the fact that the Son of...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ … “And when He shall again have brought the first-begotten into the world [of men], He says, “And let all God's angels worship Him”. Having shown that “Son” is a designation res...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Owen’s Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews(7 vols)

    The apostle proceeds to the confirmation of the same important truth by another testimony, wherein we shall meet with some difficulty, both in the manner of the citation and the importance of the test...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    HEB 1:6-8 AND AGAIN, WHEN HE BRINGETH IN THE FIRST BEGOTTEN INTO THE WORLD, HE SAITH, AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM. AND OF THE ANGELS HE SAITH, WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS, AND HIS MIN...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Being made_ Rather _being;_ (for the word _made_ is not implied in the original expression, γενομενος ;) _so much better_ Higher; _than the angels_ As the Jews gloried exceedingly in the law of Moses...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A comparison between Christ and the angels:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND AGAIN, WHEN HE BRINGETH IN THE FIRST-BEGOTTEN INTO THE WORLD, HE SAITH, AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    OLBGrk; This is a further proof of the great gospel Minister being more excellent than angels, by God's command to them to worship him. AND AGAIN, WHEN HE BRINGETH IN THE FIRST-BEGOTTEN INTO THE WORLD...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    The Divine Liturgy of James XVII. The Priest, bringing in the holy gifts,[15]...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Hebrews 1:6 But G1161 when G3752 again G3825 brings G1521 (G5632) firstborn G4416 into G1519 world G3625 says...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Hebrews 1:5-14. Now follows the proof of this superiority in name and, as name generally implies in Scripture, in nature....

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    AND WHEN HE AGAIN BRINGETH IN (οταν δε παλιν εισαγαγη). Indefinite temporal clause with οταν and second aorist active subjunctive of εισαγω. If παλιν is taken with εισαγαγη, the reference is to the...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    WORLD (Greek, "oikoumenē", means "inhabited earth"). (_ See Scofield) - (Luke 2:1). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Hebrews 1:3 Christ above the Angels. I. It is very wonderful how, in God's ways, fixed necessity and liberty go hand in hand. From all eternity Jesus is appointed the Son of David; but the developmen...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Hebrews 1:1. In this chapter our Saviour's glorious person is very plainly set before us, and it is made the ground of our faith, and a reason why we should give the more earnest heed to his words, le...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The great salvation provided through Jesus Christ who is above prophets and better than angels. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ as God was equal with the Father, but as Go...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Hebrews 1:1. _God, who at sundry times and in divers manners, spake to the fathers._ By the personal appearances of Christ, the Word of the Lord; by voices, by angels, by visions, by dreams, and by im...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    WHEN GOD WAS ABOUT TO SEND. Chrysostom, Calvin, Bengel, Bruce, et. al., think this refers to the time when Jesus was born at Bethlehem. _MacKnight_ thinks this refers to the Second Coming. Whatever ti...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION HEBREWS 1:1 EXORDIUM intimating in a succession of choice and pregnant phrases, the drift of the Epistle; a condensed summary of the coming argument. It briefly anticipates the views to b...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 4:9; 1 Peter 3:22; Colossians 1:15; Colossians 1:18;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Third quotation, marking the relation of angels to the Son. And again, when he bringeth in, etc. [ο τ α ν δ ε π α λ ι ν ε ι σ α γ α γ η]. Const. again with bringe th in. "When he a second time bringet...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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